January 25, 2016 (continued): The next place I wanted to check out was The Last Bookstore which was in walking distance from Grand Central Market.

On my way there, I spotted another cool electrical box with the Egyptian God Anubis, painted in a way that reminds me of Sanna Annukka’s scandinavian style animals.

I passed through the Historic Core of DTLA with many beautiful buildings having an architectural style dating back to the early 1900s.

Upon entering the store, I could see why this was a highly recommended place to visit as it was part art installation/gallery, part bookstore. There were sculptural pieces made of books everywhere in the main room, including the checkout bar station.

When coming from the front the room to the left is the art/design books section, so of course it had to be filled with little bits of artistic expression. On the walls were these beautiful, largely detailed pencil(?) drawing murals. The back of the room had a large gallery of paintings in different styles, from thrift store chic to modern, contemporary works.

Even the stairway area had little bits of art thrown in, albeit a bit creepy, even more so when I was editing this image and noticed reflected in the security mirror, that there was a person standing in the stairwell.

Hanging above the stairs was a gothic-esque sculpture.

Further up was an art installation reminiscent of something out of Harry Potter, where the books come alive appear to be “flying” out of the bookcase.

Part of the upstairs has a few mini shops selling cool vintage trinkets, to paintings, to stationery bits and bobs.

Once you reach the end of the loop of mini shops, there is an entrance to the upstairs part of the bookstore. Here, are even more sculptural book wonders, from little windows, to a lit up cave.

Also sprinkled throughout are more artsy influenced installations including 3D murals, color categorized bookshelves and various vintage sculptures.

Their inventory of books is a mixture of new, and secondhand with a few hard to find thrown in. I would recommend visiting whether you’re a bibliophile or quirky art connoisseur!

On the way back to my car, I spotted a few more representations of DTLA’s eclectic mix of artistic inspiration like this pretty black and white building.

A few weeks ago, I was wanting to get my culture on but didn’t want to blow my budget so I decided to check out MOCA at Pacific Design Center for free. It’s a small museum with a few rotating installations from different artists. It is also next to the Pacific Design Center which is an interesting piece of architecture in itself, while being surrounded by various sculptures planted around the area. If you’re in the West Hollywood vicinity it wouldn’t hurt to stop by and check it out.

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